Chapter 87: Qi-Walking

"Above Golden Bone, only then can one walk Qi; walk dragon and get dragon, walk phoenix and get phoenix, changing infinitely, hundreds of meridians change, True Qi is then formed."

"This Qi-Walking Diagram is the foundation of Willow Sinew, concerning True Qi, it must be handled with extreme caution."

Ge Hong spoke as if he were counting his family treasures.

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

Sure enough, he found the right person.

What he learned from books was too artificial; it needed to be reflected by someone else. Among the people he was familiar with, Ge Hong had been the hall master of the Iron Blade Martial Arts Hall, so he definitely had research on these theoretical things, which was much more systematic than Zhang Yang and the others.

Ge Hong continued:

"Practicing martial arts requires practicing Qi; if you don't practice, it's all in vain."

"Human power has its limits, but Qi is endless. It is rumored that the Sword Saint of our Yu Kingdom has a True Qi of eighty thousand miles, with the ability to destroy mountains and overturn seas, which is enviable."

"Meridians produce Qi, walking day by day, only then can one gather Qi into form."

"However..."

He changed the subject: "Brother Li, you have just entered the Bronze Bone Realm, it is better to temper your physique, otherwise the foundation is unstable, and it is difficult to..."

Before he finished saying the word "advance."

Ge Hong shook his head and laughed.

Li Rui is already seventy years old; what use is a foundation, could it be that he still expects to become a Martial Saint?

He guessed why Li Rui was so concerned about the Qi-Walking Diagram.

Nothing else.

As long as one passes Willow Sinew, one can increase their lifespan by thirty years.

Contemplating the Qi-Walking Diagram has a certain chance of sudden enlightenment to obtain True Qi; if one can realize True Qi at the Eighth Rank, the certainty of stepping into the Seventh Rank can be greatly increased.

For someone like Li Rui who is old and frail, the temptation is fatal.

But... do you really think realizing True Qi is simpler than the Seventh Rank?

He didn't think highly of Li Rui.

The Willow Sinew Realm has another saying in the Jianghu, which is the Detain Person Realm.

Relying on hard endurance and piling up spiritual medicine, one can still endure to become an Eighth-Rank master, but beyond that, it's not something that can be endured.

Less than one in ten Eighth-Rank masters can step into Willow Sinew, and less than one in twenty Willow Sinew masters can realize True Qi.

The difficulty can be imagined.

"If Brother Li wants to try, trying is fine. It is rumored that there are gifted people in the Huaqing Sect who can realize a wisp of True Qi at the Eighth Rank; monsters among monsters."

"True Qi..."

Li Rui certainly wouldn't tell Ge Hong.

In fact, he had long ago realized True Qi.

"Meridians produce Qi; good Qi-Walking Diagrams have the ability to change meridians, which in turn affects the quality of True Qi, so the choice of Qi-Walking Diagram is extremely important, and it must be compatible with oneself."

"I have inherited a scroll from my master's sect, which is quite compatible with my Willow Leaf Blade; although I haven't been able to step into the Seventh Rank, I have also realized something by contemplating it day by day."

Speaking of this, a proud smile appeared on the corner of Ge Hong's mouth.

"It's just to pass the time when I'm idle. If I could reach my master's realm, I would be able to gather Qi into a blade in my dantian, greatly increasing my killing power."

Li Rui had heard of it.

Ge Hong's master was the previous hall master of the Iron Blade Martial Arts Hall, and also one of the few Seventh-Rank experts in Qinghe, who suppressed the Qinghe Jianghu for a full ten years back then.

His reputation was deafening.

Relying precisely on a body of blade Qi.

"It is rumored that someone once walked Qi into a dragon shape, with a body like a dragon, invulnerable to blades and spears, and immune to water and fire."

"Someone walked Qi in the shape of a river, realizing the Great Jianghe Sword Qi, with a Great Jianghe Sword Intent that is invincible in the world."

Saying this.

A look of longing also appeared in Ge Hong's eyes.

Li Rui frowned: "Then how can one determine what Qi-Walking Diagram one is suitable for?"

Ge Hong: "Dream."

"..."

Perhaps he also discovered that his words were a bit ambiguous, so he added: "If you think about it constantly, there will be an echo. If there is an object that is compatible, it will appear in the form of a dream, but most people cannot perceive it and miss the opportunity."

"But generally, just choose a Qi-Walking Diagram according to your own preferences. If you want to find the most compatible one, you can only find a Qi-Gazing Sorcerer, but our poor countryside in Qinghe doesn't have one."

Li Rui pondered secretly.

He did know about Qi-Walking Diagrams.

There was one scroll on the third floor of Hun Tian Yi Hall.

Yes, just one scroll.

And the rank wasn't high.

If you want more and better Qi-Walking Diagrams, you must go to the general headquarters. Qi-Walking Diagrams sound mysterious, but they are actually advanced versions of breathing techniques. Walking Qi is extremely dangerous; if you are not careful, you will go into qi deviation. Every Qi-Walking Diagram is tested by countless predecessors with their lives, so of course, they are precious.

He was already at the Eighth-Rank perfection and had realized True Qi, so of course, he had to start working on the Qi-Walking Diagram.

Now that he had a more vivid understanding.

Choosing a Qi-Walking Diagram later could be considered to have a direction.

Dragon shape...

According to records in ancient books, Jade Bone has a certain probability of changing sinews and bones into a dragon shape, which is extremely extraordinary, but it requires a Dragon-Form Qi-Walking Diagram to guide it.

But Dragon-Form Qi-Walking methods are mostly precious.

"Can only think of other ways."

Just as Li Rui was pondering, Ge Hong said again: "It is rumored that there are people in the world who can possess two shapes at the same time."

"Two shapes?!"

Li Rui's pupils widened.

This is equivalent to a person possessing two different True Qis, and the benefits are self-evident.

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Ge Hong nodded: "Yes, but one must have a Spiritual Guide. It is said that the Spiritual Guide is an immortal object that fell into the mortal world from a banished immortal, and after being refined by an alchemy master, it is rare and hard to find. We mortals don't need to think about it."

He laughed at himself.

Li Rui touched his chin: "Since one can open a second shape, couldn't one also open a third shape, or even... a hundred shapes, ten thousand shapes!"

Ge Hong's pupils constricted, and he blurted out:

"Absurd."

In this world, how could there be such a person?

But then he was stunned and smiled bitterly: "Theoretically feasible, practically almost non-existent."

Li Rui: "Just thinking about it."

The two looked at each other and laughed together.

Ge Hong was a martial arts fanatic, and he chatted with Li Rui for a long time until late at night.

Gained a lot.

Li Rui refused the invitation to stay and talk, and decisively left in the night.

Although he had lived in this world for fifty years, he was still incompatible with this male-male culture.

Out the door.

The autumn wind blew, and the chill invaded.

He stepped onto the carriage waiting at the door; as soon as he stepped into the carriage, his body became much warmer.

"Also living the life of a master."

Dark night.

Heaven and Earth Alliance, Qinghe branch, in the dark corner of the alley opposite the street.

A gaunt, pale-faced man blended perfectly with the darkness.

If a night watchman saw him, he would definitely scream "Mother!" thinking he had run into a ghost.

Green Snake Spear, Gongyang Han.

"Heaven and Earth Alliance."

Gongyang Han looked coldly at the gate of the Heaven and Earth Alliance Qinghe branch.

After searching for this period of time, his junior sister Su Xuan had returned to Qinghe alone after parting ways with Hu Yan Zhuo.

After entering the Heaven and Earth Alliance.

There was no news.

"She should be dead inside."

Gongyang Han's face was cold.

It wasn't because he was sad that his junior sister died, but because Su Xuan was carrying something the Wan Gui Matriarch wanted. If he couldn't bring the thing back, with the Wan Gui Matriarch's methods, it would definitely be more uncomfortable than death.

Wishing for death but not getting it.

"Tang Sheng?"

"Or someone else?"

Although Su Xuan wasn't Seventh-Rank, she was Eighth-Rank, and with her disguise techniques, she was an extremely hard-to-kill Eighth-Rank master.

In the entire Qinghe branch, there were only Tang Sheng, Dao Xiong, and a few remaining Deputy Branch Masters who had the ability to kill Su Xuan.

"Tang Sheng is the most suspicious, but this person has some skills."

Cold light flashed in his eyes.

"But if you take the Matriarch's things, you must return them!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 88 =====